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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2011
Guy Leath Gettle, Alamo, CA (US);
James Michael Kurtz, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Guy Leath Gettle, Alamo, CA (US);
James Michael Kurtz, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
An armor assembly for providing resistance to penetration by projectiles includes an impact surface or strike face layer featuring an organic resin composite into which multitudinous ceramic shapes are distributed, a secondary or transition layer to provide mechanical support to the strike face and distribute the imposed load over a wider bearing area, a spacer layer that facilitates reflection of stress waves in the assembly layers between the space and incident projectile, and a back surface that defines the space as well as intercepts any projectile or projectile fragments transiting the space so defined. To this basic assembly can be added components that increase deformation and deflection of incident projectiles, reduce transmitted stresses, or strengthen at least one of the layers.